Machine for filling rotary brooms



Sew. 25, 1923.

L. J. REMMELE MACHINE FOR FILLING ROTARY BROOMS Filed Jan. 5. 1922 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR Sept. 25, 19236 I mwzz L. J. REMMELE MACHINE FOR FILLING ROTARY BROOMS Filed Jan. 5. 1922 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Sept. 25, 1923.

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MACHINE FOR FILLING ROTARY .BROOMS Filed Jan. 5. 1922 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENIII'OR Sept. 25, 1923.

L. J. REMMELE MACHINE FOR FILLING ROTARY BROOMS Filed Jan. 5. 1922 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR Sept. 25,1923, 1,468,922

L. J. REMMELIX-IV MACHINE FOR FILLING ROTARY BROOMS Filed Jan. 5. 1922 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 IBEQ y r v Mes a e}.

Louisa. sl mmer-n, or NEWARK,- NEW JERSEY, assrenoaro Anetta 1a. MAJERQOF nto Ne Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for ing isaspecification. a F This invention relates "to-a machine'tor filling rotary brooms 'orhru, tieularly adapted for filling the hrush frames that areusedin snow sweepersfand Filling Rotary Brooms, of which the follow;

for similarlv 'h'eav our 30565.4 into which t l frames reeds; -whichat' 'ormv the brush ma ter al, are placed 111 folded position. v

In brushes of this kind reedsare folded.

over at approximately the centerjand thefolded ends are secured inthe brush rame and the free ends are used-tor hrushine or v n ti sweepinggthisbeing Well illustrated, and; (lescribed in mv Patent No. l-,309,695, issued.

July 15,1919. After the folded-reeds are placed in .the frame a bar issl-id across the frame to hold the'folded ends-"0f the reeds in position these reeds beinggroupedrotm longitudinally along "the.

tiyel x and also hrush'fra-me. Q, a q

lt has heretofore beenia fill these brooms by hand, which is dis'ad vantageous, particularly in times of heavy snows when rapid replacement of the. brush material in the same frame-is essential'in order-t0 keep pace with thef-requirements incidental to'lreeping railways and the like free trom snow. f e v The object of this invention; isto'provide a machine in' which the'br'ush-Imarterial is supplied in its straightenedcondition; in-the form of reeds or rattan and; the brush frame is mounted on a, carriage, and when themachine is operated the'ihrush inaterialfis folded over and at the same time the brush frame is brought forward and embraces the foldedend of the materiahso thatall that it is necessary to do is to place arod across the rarneand'fastenit'iiu p'osition'sofas to;

confine thetolded reedsin the frame 7 :When the'toldingmeans and'the carriage are returned to normalposit-ion; to enable a supply of reeds for the-next row on the broomto he. placeidiin the machine I havev devi ed an automatic means ifor partiallyrotating the brush frame sothatflthe' next' vacant space for brush material .,1s-.me v= available forthe next operation of the ma g'iv'inorrmn FOR arminsaornay BRooivrs.

1es, au;d is parg 'n'rore fully described andrfinally embodied illustrated slow process to V I the orushu'iiaterlal. lg fi w p' fi milf v material 13 which these being sub'sta in straight, and {providenguardihoard a? against; which the endsof the brush intern i. are plaeed so as toBmake-the ends substa'nbrush material, are arr W it-he'purposeof which I; prov m nes-K EW messy; I j

VA pIioati nFfilEd January 5, i922. serial Nazi-522,220. .5

chinetjso that this step by-step morfernentof. V

the brush framef'enables thereed-receiving portions otthe frame to he successively tilled, and the operators function is simply at eachfoperation of theimachinet't'osee that the proper-quantityof brush material is" placed therein; pp I V The invention furthereonsistsin certain details of construction to be. hereinafter in thecla-ims V "f machinenembodying'niy-ini entioh is "l i in. th e paey e drawin in which Figure 1,,Fi' ure2, igureg andfl Figure 4 are perspective views of the' ;m l1 chine showingf various positions; 7 itg. arts occupy in the operation of the device: Figure ois a detail perspectiveoflpartof"" Y the positioning nleans for the brush mate. rial, and Figure (iisa detail section of'p'art oit' the'positioning n eansglFigure Tie a detail perspective of the locking means for t the clamping plate. Figure 8 is anf'enlarged sectional detail of the clamp shown in .Figure' 7 Figure 9- fi'fs a detail perspectiveofL the jaws that cooperate'to; hold the elainpipm plate down. Figure fllis; a detail seetioi ,of onset the prongs oat-he tahle-afor separati-ng;

rivew o t e fo m Qf-step-by-stepm v me i illu'stratedjas' t1 means forg movng'itl ej 7 brush framerotatahlygj Figure 12 Y View of the device:shown-fin-Fig'tll. Figure 13' is a detail views'howing the-brush frame, the lorush material being;- sh-o. n: in} dot-ted outline, andi lligure, le iFigure Q15, ll igure 16 Figure- 1? andEigriregl-S are J longitudinal sectional View through the machine "toillus'tr'ate the successive p-os tions assumed by thepat-ts of; the machine in completing tl e operzjition'thereof. r 1 Tl 1e- 1naehine','for the purpose of fease oi} operation, .is usually built up onsupports, I or legs 10-, onflwhichj legals-arranged; th 1 nof table '11-;whichjisf'adapted to cooperate with; h f ldmgplate 12 for'lfolding the brush 7 1a,- in the: form of' reedsg m stiff and nor all i 111 are-1i V der-tee; whlc-h arearrangedionjthe table tia-lly even. 1 These reeds "which rosfi similar teeth 16 are arranged to separate the groups where the reeds rest on the clamping plate 12, this being clearly evident from Figures 1 and 14i.

, mental gear 18 on each side of the table, o

which segmental gear the folding plate'lil is fastened, as will be seen from Figures 2 and 14,; the internal teeth 19 the gear being in niesh'with the smaller ear 20,'and for the purpose of ease of OPQTHLZQD by hand the gear 20 is arranged on the same shaft with the gear. 21, which, in turn, is operated from the small gear 22 to'which the crank handle 23is secured. p

It will thus be evidentthat as the crank handle 23 is turned, the train of gearing will cause the segmental gears 18 to rotate on their hearing shafts 2e;

Previous to this bending operation I prefer to use a clamping plate 25 which is" pivoted, as at 26, on each side of the guide board 14 and can be freely swung when not locked in position the clamping plate having downwardly projecting teeth substantially in register with the teeth 15, 16 andir, this clamping plate having dogs 27, as Will be seen from Figure 14:, and the ends of which are shown m Figure 7.

Inorder to lock this locking plate down in position to hold'the brush material while it is being folded, I prefer the locking meansshown in detail in Figure 7', which includes the shaft '28 hayinn the dogs 29 the shaft 28 being rotatable and'the dogs belng secured to the shaft so that they rotate with it, and a linlrf 30 is fastened by a short lever 81' to the shaft '29, and a link 32 on the shaft 33, which is operable by.

means of the handle 8%, permits a partial turning of'the shaft'33, which pulls down the link 30, swings the dogs 29 against the dogs 27, and the locking plate is thus pulled down to'lo-ck the locking plate in position.

it is released preferably automatically by 'reason'of the rod 35 'wh1ch progects up through the machine, as willbe seen-in Figures 2V and 14:, and is" engaged by the folding plate 12 when it completes its folding oper ation, and when thus pushed, down it actuates'the mechanism above described to swing the 'shaft 28 and-its dogs 29 so that the dogs 27 are released.

At the rear of the machine is arranged a' carriage which ismovable toward and from the foldingcmeans andincludes means To still further'hold the reeds in align-- ment at a point closer to the place of bendmg, I arrange the teeth 17, these being.

for supporting the frame of the'b'rush. The illustration shows tracks 36 which extend to the rear of the table, and thecarriage includes slides 37 which 'are'connected'by a rod 38 which is rotatableand'forms the support for the brushfra-me 39. The'brush frame, comprising end plateslO and inter mediate platesktliwhich are connectedbyf' bars 42 betweenwhichthe folded bunches 5 or brush materialare placed, is held in posi-I t'ion by bolts48, shown in Figure 13. The

brush frames are usually made up of two semi-cir alar members, and one'mem'ner is filled at a time.

cated by the rods i l connected by the link. 45 to the end of the-folding.plate so] that when th gfold ng' is carried out the brush frameis advanced to embrace the folded" end ofn'the' materia'l, as shown-in Figure '18. To take up any irregularities in the fold ed end-of the brush n aterialwh-en necessary," and to providefor a jamming of the brush 9 frame over said material,I provide supplemental carriage sliding" means which comprises a. handle 46, which is shown in. Figures 2, 3 and 18, which is extensible so as to be projected from the link 45 and acts as a lever therefor when in use, and wnich can be arranged tobe folded out of the way by reason of its 'being pivotei as at it. When the brush frame has been firmly seatell-over the looped end of the brush mate rial, the rod or longbolt 43- (Figure 13) slid lengthwise-throughthe brush frame and then fastened; and the brush knots are. in place; 7 1' f f *lVhile these above. described operations havebeen taking-place, the brush frame is held against rotation :by reason of its weight b'eingresisted by a pawlt8 secured to fene of the slides The brush frames are filledby successively filling'the compartemerits or recessesybeginning at the'top one. and then bringing themisuccessively into position by raising the frame the required distance on its rearward movement.

One form of mechanism for performing this function comprises the 'rod e9 loosely swinging on the shaft 38and loose fitting in thejspace between the studs 50of the plate 51." The rod 49' carries a pawl 52 which is adapted tojengage the notches't'i 9 in the plate :54, which is theelement en ,gaged by the pawl 48' and, which'is secured to the shaft-138'. I The notches'are spaced to swing; the brush frame a distanceequ al to the'spa'ce between the brush material recess- 1 es or compartments, which are separated hy thebars 42.

:When'the carriage travels forward, the

rod 49 is swung. to bring its'p awl into} the next'lowest notchbg, and when thecarriage J A connection between the 3 carriage andfthe' folding means is'indi-g ice" lineeaeee 'i I is retreated, the rod pushes the'patvl'v52,

and. consequentlyithe plate-e, the shaft 38 and the brush 'rrnme,-around so asto, raise the next empty compartment in alignment with;thefolding nieans. .QThe, reversal of the'machine is "brought about by .a reverseoperationor' the'ha dle To permit aquiclrandeasy grouping of the reeds'when'they are placed on the table before they are folded, tliat is, in the position shown in Figures 1 and 1e, 1 prefer'to placethe set, or teeth lTwvhich project above the; tops of the other teeth, as will be seen r rom; Figure 2. theseheing illustrated more in de tail in Figure 5, and they are fastened to a rotating; shaft '55 having a short arm :56 j

thereon, which is lconnectedto acurved lever 57, as seen from lligures I s-.17, inclusive, .rrhich is pivoted Lat-5S to a post 59 and pivot ed at 60 to a short lever, 61 Which is engaged by a lip 62 on a long lever pir'otedat 62-. and

a extending back and connectedfupas at 65,

to the linl: 66 which, is conneetedto anarm 6? fxed to the machine; o

The duty ol this structure is to inove rod 44 onwone side of the these teeth outot the my before-the folding is completed, and" this is vaceornplished as shown in Figure 17, the swinging" otthe arin 4A pulling up on the linlrGS so as to raise'the rear end ofthe long lever 63,-Which pushes down" onthe, short lever 61 by reason otjthe lip 62,'Which breaks the joint-at'tll),

thus swinging'the teeth item of the Way,- as shown-in Figure l7. This device 15 reset 1 before the next-set of reeds is installed, by pulling up on'the'l short lever 61,

' In the folding, the groups are held in suhstantial alignment, first by reason'o t the par- "tition 'plates- 68 shown indetail in Figure 6, and also seenin the righthand' part of Figure 2,1rhich partition plates extend beyond the teeth 69 which are arranged on the free end r the clamping plate 25. These teeth 7 59 are fastened in suitable strip 0 on the end of the clamping plate.

In the folding, the rear ends of the reeds are held in the required groups hy'the teeth 71 fastenedto thefedgeofthe folding plate 12 and illustrated particularly in Figure 10,

being held downby bolts 72 passing through the plate TS'whielrfaetens the tee h, by reason of their right-angled parts'f l, to said folding plate: 1 I

i Itirill heevident that When'a'brush frame comprising one member Qrone-halteif' a ure 3.

brush frame illustrated is not essential, as the machineis applicable t difierent forms I the scope of the, invention. i

one orrhe hrhsh material hears, means of brush members, 1 v details? of construe; 'I i tion can he ,al't-eredrwithout 'departing-frorn I elaim:

1. A machine forifilli'ngi'rotarj 70,?

comprising. a I'neans'for holding and folding lrame, and means for placing said .trarnef over the-folded material, thefztoldin g"rneansif being substantially aswidejas: the tr ainef so I that the frame is filled for its 'lullwidth When it is placed over the brushn aterial,

brush material, nieans t'or holding a brush 2 A machine for fillin rotary "hiooins compr sing e-means tor'hold ng and Slll'lul- 1 1 taneously folding groups of brush material, 3 f

a carriage to' move raibr'ush *anitaitohnd ,Ziilijlll the renting-means 7 whereby the franiel l j 'oups f of brush material, andsrneans-for rota can he filled for its width with said ting theftrame step-hyste a. 7

A. machine for "filling rotary h'roon'1s comprising arneansfor roldi hrushi terial, a "carriage to move: a hru'sh;tran1e; to i endrroin the folding nieans,'n1eans -for loclz ing'the' brush frame againstrotationwhen 9 itreeeives the folded 'niateriahg and means for rotating the brush frame step-hy-step when it is removed from thetoldlnglnea ns; I

4. A machine' for fillingrotary/brooms!" comprising; a means for holding a'ndfoldrng' separated groups of brush material, means I for support lg ano rotating in astephy- I step n'ovenientla brush frame, afnd rneans for automatically advancing sa'idr'hrush' holding means to receive the brush material when; m

5.: A machine "for filling, rotary hrooins comprising a means for'holding and folding": brush 1nat'er1al,.a carr age operated from-the folding means, said carriage n5 i a lin a rnsi rranie, ant ,lneans-r or.

removed from the folding 'rneans;

6. A 'inachinef'for filling" rotary. brooms comprising a folda'hle support forhruslrina terial,-n1ea ns for clamping brush material in the sup port,' rneans for folding the support,.fr

and a carriage humminga-hrush frame,

said carriage being movable to hringthe 1 I fi l-11165111 position to receive the folded end of the v material.

7. A machine for filling rotaryjbrooms]? comprising a talole. on which brush hiate m1 is adapted tobe laid,ai foldingfplate 6 nhi "oneend'oiithe hrushrnaterialbears, means for swinging the plate j'soiasi to ield olndin means f rotatably moving the hruslr'fraine When-is the inaterialyzt locking 'plate'to liold the, 1na'- terial in foldingand ineans forsupporting a brush frame andfor oarrying said brush, l

oVer theiii'olded re ndfof-" t he material.

sing a tahle on which 'hrushl'material f gmachine; for filling-rotary hro'onis' 5 isjadaptedlo-he laid, atoldingplatein which;

forswingingi the plate so as to fold the ni'a-g comprising a table, a folding the tframe, said carriage lXlClllCllIlD11DS for rotatably moving the brush frame when it is removed m the brush material, and means slidingthecarriage 'so that the brush frame enibi. cos the folded end of themeterial. p I

9. A: machine for lillingrotary brooms omprising a table, a folding plate hinged to the table, the table'and plate forming aoor. g and folding means for brush inanvchanisin :for swinging the plate to zllQflfilg a carriage for supporting and a connection between the riage to slide the carriage.

ai'ihifoe for filling rotary brooms romprising a table, a folding platehinged to ing a brush frame, a connection between the plate and 7 rotatable brush carrying means on the carcarriage to slide the carriage, a

e, and a step by-step nioveznei inpart- 'lans for actuat ngithe brushrivlien the cal rage is moved.

' 12; A machine for filling rotary brooms comprising. a table, afolding plate hinged tothe table, the table and plate forming a snpperting and folding means for brush inater'al, a locking plate for holding the mate l down during the folding, means for 1101 the locking plate in its holding position. and a releasing means for said lockn o; plate and disposed 'so' as to be operated y tl folding iila te when the foldingof the. mate 1 has been completed. I

13. Machine for filling rotary brooms 1 table, folding plate hinged to -bie, the table and plate forming; a sup g and folding means. for brush: matea segmental gear to which the folding plate is attached, means forrotatingthe er, a cariia' 'ehaving means thereon for porting a bi .1 frame, a connection be en t sup We that he'brnsh frame is' advanced When the, material is folded and at the coinpletion'of' the folcin'g embraces the folded end of the he carriage and the folding platerso material, and astep-bystep' mechanism for 7 rotatably 'nioving' the brush frame byl-thesliding ofthe carriagei l4:.-A=II1LCl11Il8 for hlhng rotary brooms comprising a table, a-folding. plate hingedtoi V the table, the table and plate forming a supporting and folding meansw plate is attached, means for rotating the gear, a carriage having means thereon for for brush ter1al,'a" segmental gear to Which the-folding supporting afbrush frame, a connection be? tween the carriage and the foldingplateiso thatthe brush frame is a'dv anced. when the rial 1s folded andat I'lliQCOlDPlQtIOHOf 7 the IOlCllIlg embraces the folded end of the;

mat

erian. a step-by step mechanism-for ro-' tatably moving the brush frame by the slid-s ing ofthe carriage, a locking plate adapted to holdthe brush material n position While it i's-beingfolded, anda release for said locking plate, which release is actuated by the folding plate when the foldingis complete d. e

l5. let-machine for filling rotarybrushes comprising a means for holding and folding I brash material, a means for supporting a brush "frani'e,' and mechanism" for forcing said frame over the folded end Ofthe brush material. r

16. A machine for filling; rotary brushes comprising a means for holding and folding brush material, means-for supporting a street sweeper'brush frame,the, brush material being folded fora space substantially as Wig e as'the 'franie, and'me'ans, for forcing the frame over the folded endof the brush material, whereby at each forclng the frame 1s niled .1 or its entire Wldtl'lq V -17, A machine for, filling rotary brushes vwhoseirainesf have al gned brush-receiving aces. comprising a folding 'means for brush material to present said folded mate rial to'said spaces. and-means forholding a brush, frame and for advancing it'to force the frame so that its spaces 7 receive the folded are filled siinu'ltaneously. 7' 1 o I 18. A machine for fillingrotary brushes Whose frames have aligned brush-receiving spaces, comprising a folding lIlBfillSfOFlJlUSll material to present said folded material'to said spaces, means for holding a brush frame and for advancing it to force the frame so.

that its spaces receive the folded brush niabrush material, whereby the spaces terial, iiihereby the spaces are filled simiiltaneon'sly, and means for mparting step- I by-step rotary movement'tothe frame when it is removed frointhe folding means. i

In testimony that Iclannx the foregoing, l,

have hereto set my hand, this 29th day of December, 1921.,

LOUIS J. Rani/min 

